For many years, thousands of New Yorkers and tourists have walked past an unremarkable office building in downtown Manhattan. On Monday, federal prosecutors announced criminal charges against two men accused of running an unauthorized Chinese police outpost in that building. This outpost is one of over 100 worldwide used to intimidate and control overseas Chinese citizens and suppress criticism of the ruling Communist Party.
The two men were arrested on Monday and charged with conspiring to act as agents of the Chinese government and obstructing justice. They allegedly used the police station to intimidate Chinese dissidents living in the United States on behalf of China.
Additionally, charges in two related cases were announced: 34 Chinese police officers are accused of harassing Chinese citizens living in the New York area, and eight Chinese officials are charged with instructing a Zoom employee in China to remove dissidents from the platform.
Court documents state that the Chinese police outpost in Manhattan was overseen by the Fuzhou Public Security Bureau, which is under the Chinese Ministry of Public Security. This is one of numerous such operations around the world that have alarmed diplomats and intelligence officials.
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